Sax Solo T-Shirt

$22.00

See The Story of this design in tab, below.

PatentWear’s original Sax Solo design is printed in full color on a heavyweight 6-ounce pre-shrunk 100% cotton men’s/unisex t-shirt using an eco-friendly water-based ink process, in shirt colors as indicated. The large design is printed on the front only. Some element colors in the design change slightly depending upon whether it is printed on a dark or light shirt.

The Story

Inventors rarely give their names to the instruments they create. Adolphe Sax, the inventor from Belgium, is an exception. In 1844 he invented the saxophone primarily to boost the sound produced by woodwinds in military bands. It has been around for over 165 years now, and has profoundly influenced the music worlds of jazz, classical, blues, and rock.

Combining the mouthpiece of a clarinet with the keywork of the oboe and fixing them to a cone-shaped brass tube with a slightly flared bell, the saxophone was born. Its sound is so flexible that it can replicate many other instruments, such as an oboe, a French horn, a bassoon, and even a flute. There are four derivations of Sax’s original invention: soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone.

Controversial from the beginning, the Vatican finally declared in 1903 that the saxophone “gave reasonable concern for disgust and scandal.” Ladies Home Journal opined that “the saxophone rendered listeners incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong, or good and evil.” Yet it is that very “carnal, suggestive, diabolical, and seductive” sound that especially appeals to saxophonists and fans alike. During The Jazz Age in New Orleans in the Roaring 20s, the saxophone established a forceful solo identity, and has since earned an important role as a valued member of today’s modern jazz ensembles.

PatentWear’s Sax Solo design (featuring the original French patent stamp!) is a tribute to such legendary artists as Sidney Bechet, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley, and Paul Desmond (among so many others!)—the players who forged this colorful history—as well as the inventor himself, Adolphe Sax.

Sizing & Fit: Unisex T-Shirt

A typical heavyweight 6-ounce 100% cotton men’s/unisex t-shirt (except for heather colors, which contain 10% polyester), pre-shrunk to make sure your size is maintained throughout multiple washings, and a classic fit style, meaning it is not form-fitted at the sides.

Fit type: Classic. Primary brand: Gildan

100% jersey knit

6 oz. fabric weight

Pre-shrunk

Seamless, double-needle ⅞” collar

Taped neck and shoulders

Classic fit

If you’re unsure about sizing, the best way to determine a correct size is to grab an existing favorite t-shirt, lay it flat, and then measure it.

To get the chest size, measure from armpit to armpit. To get the length, measure from neck/shoulder corner intersection to bottom of hem (see illustration). Double the garment width to determine the chest circumference measurement, and you’ll find it will generally fit.